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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | merry xmas all |
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| Author: | grandad [ Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
I will have to see if I can book a load of Ubers to cover my work. Then I can have the night off and keep the money. Happy days. 
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| Author: | heathcote [ Fri Dec 23, 2016 12:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
You still have to open an account with these pirates,giving them your card details and no guarantee that they will not take payment out of the account at sometime.In this world their is no such thing as a free dinner. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
My youngest used Uber to go from Paddington to Victoria last night. Car arrived in minutes, driver rang to suggest a pick up point, it had bottles of water for punters, and cost £7. Not sure what a black cab would charge but I suspect more. Now I'm far from being a fan of Uber, but that particular service he received is as good as any of us offer. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
Sussex wrote: My youngest used Uber to go from Paddington to Victoria last night. Car arrived in minutes, driver rang to suggest a pick up point, it had bottles of water for punters, and cost £7. Not sure what a black cab would charge but I suspect more. Now I'm far from being a fan of Uber, but that particular service he received is as good as any of us offer. but could the driver speak english ? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
edders23 wrote: but could the driver speak english ? He will have to by the time he gets re-licensed. |
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Sun Dec 25, 2016 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
Sussex wrote: Car arrived in minutes, driver rang to suggest a pick up point, it had bottles of water for punters, and cost £7. Seems an awfully expensive bottle of water...... 
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sun Dec 25, 2016 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
Chris the Fish wrote: Sussex wrote: Car arrived in minutes, driver rang to suggest a pick up point, it had bottles of water for punters, and cost £7. Seems an awfully expensive bottle of water...... which of course comes out of the drivers pocket 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
edders23 wrote: Chris the Fish wrote: Sussex wrote: Car arrived in minutes, driver rang to suggest a pick up point, it had bottles of water for punters, and cost £7. Seems an awfully expensive bottle of water...... which of course comes out of the drivers pocket Bookers 24 bottles £5 |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sun Dec 25, 2016 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
Sussex wrote: My youngest used Uber to go from Paddington to Victoria last night. Car arrived in minutes, driver rang to suggest a pick up point, it had bottles of water for punters, and cost £7. Not sure what a black cab would charge but I suspect more. Now I'm far from being a fan of Uber, but that particular service he received is as good as any of us offer. bottom line is mate, the hacks in the smoke have had it too good, too long, there is some competition now & they are chitting themselves, ffs , if you asked a London hack for a bottle of water they would have charged you £7 for the bottle , never mind the fare , good luck to them, they offer a fantastic service in the big cities & will put all the greedy fookers out of business eventually |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Dec 25, 2016 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
edders23 wrote: which of course comes out of the drivers pocket Or out of the tap. |
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| Author: | Coopers [ Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
On time and half last night , quoted a job at £21. We had a six mile drive to collect the fare that would have taken us further from our area, not closer. But we didn't load the fare. Customer says are we taking the p1$$, uber will do this for £9.00 ! Omg plz don't use uber, we'll do it for £5 .00.! Customer, really? Us, nah,computer says No! |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Dec 27, 2016 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
Coopers wrote: On time and half last night , quoted a job at £21. We had a six mile drive to collect the fare that would have taken us further from our area, not closer. But we didn't load the fare. Customer says are we taking the p1$$, uber will do this for £9.00 ! Omg plz don't use uber, we'll do it for £5 .00.! Customer, really? Us, nah,computer says No! Folk are using anything that looks like UBER... I had a prepaid (by card, not to me) job at 11pm....9 loaded miles meter T2 £23 they had paid £30 and i got a £5 tip |
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| Author: | Coopers [ Tue Dec 27, 2016 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
It beats me how uber attract so many mug drivers willing to drive miles for crap jobs when ours will really resist doing any job that is a little underpriced or has too much dead mileage on it. |
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| Author: | youbeenbusy [ Tue Dec 27, 2016 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: merry xmas all |
You have got to look at the make of the type of driver Uber attracts. They tend to be immigrants who may not have the same outgoings as a native driver (mortgage ,high rents , council tax ,water rates) so they can afford to take on low paid work. Uber know this and exploit it for their on ends. |
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